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NR 3/2004
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Wpływ ciąży na
przebieg endogennego zapalenia błony naczyniowej – obserwacje 4
przypadków
Endogenous uveitis during
pregnancy – a report of 4 cases
Agnieszka Kubicka-Trząska
Z Katedry i Kliniki Okulistyki Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu
Jagiellońskiego
Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Maria Starzycka |
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| Summary: |
Purpose: To
estimate the influence of pregnancy on the clinical
course of endogenous uveitis.
Material and methods: Four pregnant women (6 eyes)
aged 21-16 yrs with uveitis of unknown etiology were
observed. In two cases uveitis was bilateral while other
two patients developed unilateral intraocular
inflammation. At the time when the pregnancy was
diagnosed systemic steroids were discontinued.
Ophthalmic examination was performed every 1-2 months
and then 3-8 months after delivery.
Results: In all cases, before pregnancy, the
active stage of uveitis was observed; vitreous flare and
vitreous cells were present in all cases (6 eyes).
Iritis was present in one patient (1 eye), inflammatory
chorioretinal lesions in 2 cases (3 eyes), while retinal
vasculitis was observed in one case (1 eye). During
pregnancy as well as whithin 3-8 months of follow-up
after delivery, neither progression nor recurrences of
uveitis were observed. In all patients gradual, total
regression of intraocular inflammation with the
improvement of visual acuity in 3 cases were noted.
Conclusions: Our observations can suggest
positive influence of pregnancy on uveitis activity. |
| Słowa kluczowe: |
endogenne zapalenie błony
naczyniowej, ciąża. |
| Key words: |
endogenous uveitis,
pregnancy. |
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